Ethnobotanical study of the sages used in traditional Valencian medicine and as essential oilCharacterization of an endemic Salvia and its contribution to local development
- Vanessa Martínez-Francés 1
- Emeline Hahn 2
- Jorge Juan-Vicedo 1
- Roser Vila 2
- Segundo Riíos 1
- Salvador Cañigueral 2
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Universitat d'Alacant
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2
Universitat de Barcelona
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ISSN: 1575-6343
Ano de publicación: 2012
Volume: 8
Número: 1
Páxinas: 77-84
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Contributions to Science
Resumo
Seven wild and cultivated Salvia species and two Phlomis species, used traditionally in Valencian medicine to treat a variety of external and internal ailments, were studied. New ethnobotanical data are provided, obtained from semistructured interviews with 34 people in the Valencian area. A seasonal characterization of the essential oil of a wild sage, Salvia blancoana Webb & Heldr. subsp. mariolensis Figuerola, by GC-FID and GC-MS was carried out as a means to ensure quality control of endemic traditional species such as this one, which has been commercialized by local industries. A comparison with the essential oil of Salvia lavandulifolia Vahl subsp.lavandulifolia allowed inclusion of the wild sage within the commercial 'Spanish sage' oil.